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Adventures of an alpine guide

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1932
Author
Klucker, Christian
Publisher
London : John Murray
Edition
1st (English)
Call Number
01.2 K71a
Author
Klucker, Christian
Responsibility
Translation by Erwin and Pleasaunce Von Gaisberg. Edited with additional chapters by H. E. G. Tyndale
Edition
1st (English)
Publisher
London : John Murray
Published Date
1932
Physical Description
329 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guide
Klucker, Christian
Alps
Whymper, Edward
Canadian Rockies
Mont Blanc
Mountaineering
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
01.2 K71a
Collection
Archives Library
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Banff National Park, Yoho Park and Kootenay Park

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21448
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1930
Publisher
C.P.R.
Call Number
C3-6.3(b)
Publisher
C.P.R.
Published Date
1930
Physical Description
Colour
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Canadian Rockies
Notes
Panoramic map showing main and branch lines of C.P.R. Railway
Accession Number
1230
Call Number
C3-6.3(b)
Collection
Archives Library
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Date
1930 – 1970
Material
paper; glass; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.1027
Description
A mixed media picture of a Girl Guides camp scene. Mountains in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "CJL" Titled "Camp Many-Haw-Haw-s”.
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Title
Camp Many-Haw-Haw-s
Date
1930 – 1970
Material
paper; glass; wood
Dimensions
51.0 x 58.5 cm
Description
A mixed media picture of a Girl Guides camp scene. Mountains in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "CJL" Titled "Camp Many-Haw-Haw-s”.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
organization
Girl Guides
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
107.02.1027
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Artist
Aleen Aked (1907 – 2003, Canadian)
Date
c. 1939
Catalogue Number
AkA.02.03
Description
Cascade Mountain, trees in foreground.
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Title
Cascade Mountain
Date
c. 1939
Dimensions
26.5 x 32.5 cm
Description
Cascade Mountain, trees in foreground.
Credit
Gift of Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 2004
Catalogue Number
AkA.02.03
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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1930
Author
Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington
Publisher
[Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
Edition
second edition
Call Number
01.4 P18a
Author
Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington
Responsibility
Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington
Edition
second edition
Publisher
[Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
Published Date
1930
Physical Description
[244] pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
American Alpine Club
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Guide
Mountain guides
Canada
Mountaineering
Abstract
Pertains to a comprehensive climbing guide based on the mountains in the Canadian Rockies. The book was likely to be considered an invaluable resource for mountaineers based on the complexity and detail of the information provided. In detail, the guide offers insight into the approximate locations, elevation gains, climbing distances/time, and additional relevant information pertaining to climbing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Contents
Part one: international boundary to Kicking Horse pass
Part two: Kicking Horse pass to Yellowhead pass
Part three: Yellowhead pass to Jasper pass
Accession Number
2019.48
Call Number
01.4 P18a
Collection
Archives Library
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic, bone china
Catalogue Number
107.01.1012
Description
A decorative dish made from a hand-coloured photograph. The scene is of the Bow Falls with the natural landscape, tinted slightly with green, pink and yellow, the river is grey and the falls white. A man on horseback stands in the river at the bottom right looking at the falls. On the back is th…
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Title
Decorative Plate
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic, bone china
Description
A decorative dish made from a hand-coloured photograph. The scene is of the Bow Falls with the natural landscape, tinted slightly with green, pink and yellow, the river is grey and the falls white. A man on horseback stands in the river at the bottom right looking at the falls. On the back is the seal of Royal Doulton, made in England, below it: BOW FALLS BANFF NATIONAL PARK D6471.
Subject
souvenir
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Bow Falls
figure
male
animal
horse
Credit
Purchased from Midtowne Memorabilia, Wetaskiwin, 1994
Catalogue Number
107.01.1012
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Date
1930 – 1970
Material
paper; glass; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.1028
Description
A watercolour of a Girl Guides camp scene. Forest in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "Gail Grady" blc red ribbon with" First Handicraft" printed on it. In tlc is a blue card "Class 1, Age 14, Name Gail Grady, Company or Pack 2nd"
Title
Painting
Date
1930 – 1970
Material
paper; glass; wood
Dimensions
49.5 x 57.3 cm
Description
A watercolour of a Girl Guides camp scene. Forest in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "Gail Grady" blc red ribbon with" First Handicraft" printed on it. In tlc is a blue card "Class 1, Age 14, Name Gail Grady, Company or Pack 2nd"
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
organization
Girl Guides
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
107.02.1028
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